Paul Payne

a few new photos of progress- beginning the liquid silver beads for hinges more engine progress some color on the wheels

absolutely superb- a sure show winner!

Lyle, my digital dyslexia must be acting up again..... thanks for looking!

I haven't started on the liquid silver tube beads for the hood hinges, but these are very small diameter tubes made from silver. I used these as part of a throttle linkage assembly, and realized they would simulate scale hinges for classic and hot rod hoods. Here are some pix of the throttle linkage: My idea is to string them on a stiff wire and compare the length to the length of the hood, allowing for paint, and learning whether beads would need to be shortened at the front and rear. The center hinge would have the wire ends trapped between the cowl and grille shell, the side hinges would end at the ends of the beads. I have an ancient set of Trimaster photoetched hinges, but have never had the courage to use them, so I thought I would try this!

jbwelda, the flathead is from the Monogram stock 1950 Ford pickup with aftermarket heads and intake manifold. All the blue plastic parts are from that kit- excellent detail! Ryan, I just replied to your boat tail build, thanks for looking at mine. The air cleaner is from Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland (Norm Weber)- I'm not quite sure it will really work with 3 carbs- usually it was used with 1 or 2, so it's a stretch. The Firestone big letter tires were in a bunch of tires I bought on E-bay- I have no idea what kit they came from, but they are very, very old- in fact, I don't even know if they were kit tires- could have been from a toy- if anyone out there can help us, I would like to know, too. The quick changes were from my parts box. AMT's 1940 Willys coupe had a nice quick change, and Norm also has them and includes axle tubes with them, so you don't have to rob a kit!

That's looking very, very interesting- Check out Don Montgomery's hot rod books for reference photos- they had some wild builds back in the 1940's!

one more time! seats are front and rear seats from a Pyro Cord- best part of that kit! regular depth and deep dish wheels, but all steelies another view of the wheels and tires

a few more pix: the flathead test fitted another view of the flathead valve cover detail for the big block

I decided to build two deuces at once, nearly identical but... one will be as built in the 1940's, the other updated with a modern engine, disc brakes, and wider tires. The 40's deuce will be midnight blue metallic with a blue interior, the updated deuce will be metallic maroon with maroon interior. Each will have an engine turned aluminum dash, shortened chassis, gas tank moved to behind cockpit, quick change rear with axle tubes, dropped front axles, and steel wheels with center hubs and trim rings. I also plan to hinge both hoods using liquid silver tube beads. Here are some pix: general construction mess modified chassis compared to kit chassis the modern engine

Isn't that a quote from Pink Floyd's Umma Gumma? Maybe from "Large number of furry creatures in a cave grooving with a Pict"? And remember, LLareggub is buggerall spelled backwards......

Anyone questioning this kind of body should check out Don Cox and Robert Genat's book on the birth of hot rodding- there's a rod looking very similar at the front. Also check out the other books on early hot rodding- lots of phaeton bodies were used, because they were cheap and plentiful!

great job!

chevellekid, thanks for the offer. I have several of the 427 side oilers in the Monogram 427 Cobra kits- great engine, but a pushrod engine with one camshaft in the valley under the intake manifold. I don't think a SOHC 427 Ford made it to the parts pack series- the ones I've seen were all pushrod single cammers. Thanks for all the tips for kit sources for this engine- this is what modeling friends and the forums are all about!

When I do heat discoloration on exhaust manifolds and piping, I use the clarified liquid at the top of the paint bottle. I use Testor's bottle paint, and use blue, yellow, and ruby red for the heat stains. Tip- clear coat the headers first and then apply coloring- otherwise if the headers were painted with chrome or similar paint, it will reliquify and get ugly. I think your project is great and can't wait for more pix. Also can't wait for your list of the parts sources- that front axle is really nice, also the engine pulleys and belt.

I am looking for a good source for a Ford 427 SOHC engine in 1/24 or 1/25 scale. I have some miscellaneous valve covers in my parts box, some with a pebbly texture and a bit larger than others, some smooth, others with ribbed areas. No matching engines, unfortunately! Any suggestions would be appreciated, especially aftermarket sources, since I don't like to cannibalize a kit if I can avoid it! :twisted:

Here's the Red Hornet- this kit has always been a favorite

Tom, thanks for all the great pix, especially the deuces! I would have been there, but a sudden medical problem prevented me coming- bummer! I better now, looking forward to next year, but it won't be quite the same without the 75th anniverary of the world's greatest hot rod.

Super! Super! Super! Now you'll have to build a replica of the Pierson Brothers 36 Ford as a pusher car! I also noticed the excellent book the model is resting on- what a great research source! Can't wait to see more pix!

Peter, excellent builds! A couple of questions- what kit donated the Bentley grilles? Also, where did the gal figure come from?

I see a thread here.... If we buy more and more kits, and plan to build them all, we will all achieve immortality!?!? :twisted: :twisted:

great job, will this be at NNL East? maybe as primer project?

awesome body work, and sweet choice of custom bodies to duplicate! more pix please as you make progress!

I like the 34 grille too, I assume you will add a grille surround which the headlight buckets will be molded to? I love the poseable steering, great job overall, how about more pix?

I'll be there with deuces wild!

excellent model, excellent photos, excellent execution, excellent subject! :mrgreen: